Phineas and Isabella woke up around the same time the next morning. They stood up, stretched, and then went downstairs. Mrs. Garcia-Shapiro was making some eggs for the three of them.
"So, what are you kids up to today?" she asked in her Spanish accent.
"Ferb and I thought we would build a sonic trampoline, so that everyone can jump 500 feet in the air!" Phineas and exclaimed.
"Oh, you kids have such imaginations!" she said with a laugh, "we have a trampoline in storage if you want to use it."
"Thanks Mrs. Garcia Shapiro!"
Phineas and Isabella finished breakfast, got dressed and then raced over to Phineas's house. By the time they got there it was eight AM, so everyone was already awake. Ferb was in the backyard, looking over the small trampoline that Isabella's mother had brought over earlier. He looked over at them when they ran in, and gave them a thumbs up, which could really mean a lot of things, but Phineas knew he meant good job.
"So are you guys really going to make a sonic trampoline today?" asked Isabella, "because that would be so much fun!"
"Yeah, we made plans for it last week," explained Phineas, "you see, it's really very simple. The bouncy part will be a made of a highly durable material that when compressed..."
Isabella smiled as Phineas went on. That was another thing she loved about him; that he would get so caught up in his crazy inventions, he would go on and on explaining every little detail. Most people would find it annoying, but Isabella found it adorable. Phineas cut off when he realized that he had been talking so much, and blushed.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to bore you." he apologized. Isabella laughed, taking his hand.
"It's fine, I like it when you really get into your projects-" now Isabella cut off when Candace suddenly burst into the yard, glaring at her brothers.
"What are you twerps doing?" she demanded, but didn't let them say explain, "when I show mom what you've done, you're gonna be so- is that a trampoline? That's it? What, is it some kind of tripped out trampoline that when you jump, it launches you into space? That's it, I'm showing mom!" and with Candace stormed inside, looking very annoyed.
"How long do you think until she figures out it's just a regular trampoline so far?" inquired Isabella. Phineas shrugged. Just then Candace burst outside dragging her mom along.
"See mom, I told you I'm not crazy! Look, they made a totally tripped out trampoline! I'll prove it!"
Candace ran over to the trampoline and started jumping on it, hoping that something would happen, and she would finally bust her brothers, but of course it was still only a regular trampoline. Her mom rolled her eyes and went back inside. Candace stopped jumping and glared at her brothers.
"I'm watching you!" She was about to go back inside and spy at them from her bedroom window, but she stopped short and turned around to Phineas and Isabella.
"Why are you two holding hands?" she asked curiously, all anger gone now, "oh my gosh, you guys are dating now! Isabella, you're coming with me!" Candace went over and grabbed Isabella, and started dragging her inside.
"I guess I'll see you guys later!" said Isabella as she was pulled inside the house. Phineas smiled, and got to work on the trampoline.
Up in Candace's room, Candace sat Isabella down on her bed and then stood in front of her with her hands on her hips.
"Alright, tell me everything!" she demanded.
"Well, yesterday Phineas and I went to the park, and then when we came back here after, and we talked, and then... I kissed him."
"And he likes you too?"
"Well, yeah. Apparently he's liked me for a long time, but he thought I wouldn't like him back, so he just focused on his projects, and didn't even notice my less then subtle hints."
"Awww, that's so sweet!" exclaimed Candace, "AND he slept over last night. How romantic!"
"Hey, Ferb, can I talk to you for a minute?"
Ferb looked over at his step-brother, put down his blow torch, and nodded.
"It's about Isabella actually… I'm guessing that you've known she likes me for a while now."
Ferb just nodded.
"I didn't even notice it until now, and even though she says she's fine with it, I still feel really bad about it. What if it actually is bothering her, but she isn't saying anything? How can I tell? What if I don't do anything, and she ends up feeling worse about it?"
"The way I see it, you should do what you think is right for her."
"Yeah, you're probably right," agreed Phineas, "if she was feeling bad, she'd probably tell me."
"It doesn't bother you even a little?" asked Candace
"Well," replied Isabella, "it's not like we weren't still hanging out. We've been friends for years, and that was just fine with me."
"I don't think you answered my question."
"Okay, maybe just a little. But that's not important anymore. He knows now, and that's what matters. He even promised to take me to Paris again!"
"Paris? He's going to be so busted when I tell mom-" Candace cut off, looked at Isabella, and sighed.
"Well, maybe I could let it slide just once. You know, for love."
"Thanks Candace, you're the best!" exclaimed Isabella, jumping up and giving her a hug. Candace smiled.
"Why yes, yes I am."
"Easy on the controls Ferb, right here! Perfect!"
Isabella came into the backyard to find Phineas in the loft-car of a cherry picker truck, the kind used by electricians to fix power outages. It would've looked perfectly normal to her, except that there appeared to be nothing up there for him to be working on.
"Hey Phineas, whatcha doing up there?" she asked. Phineas looked down at her and waved.
"I'm working on this sort of force field that goes around the entire perimeter of the trampoline and about 600 feet into the air. That way when you jump, you always land on it again."
"Oh, cool! Hey Ferb." She waved to Ferb who was currently controlling the loft-car by remote control from the ground. "So, is there anything I can help with?"
"Actually, there is," Phineas replied, "Do you think you help us out by attaching that material to the trampolines frame?"
Isabella looked and saw that the trampoline was now indeed just a frame.
"No problem!" and she got to work on it. The material was lying next to it, so Isabella went to work attaching the two parts together. About halfway through, she looked way up at Phineas. To anyone else, he didn't really appear to be doing anything, except for maybe waving some remote around in the air. She smiled. That was her Phineas, working his hardest to make summer the best it could be for everyone, as usual.
Phineas looked down briefly and saw Isabella watching him. He smiled to her and went back to work. He was holding a small machine that was currently creating a nearly invisible force field that would completely surrounded the trampoline when finished. It was a necessary precaution, because with a normal trampoline, it's easier to control where you land because you don't go very high. But with this, you were jumping about 500 feet into the air, and without the proper equipment, you could easily miss the trampoline entirely. Phineas was just about done. They just needed to add some finishing touches, test it out, and then they would be good to go.
Meanwhile Candace peeked out her window, watching her brothers' do who knows what. Isabella was attaching some material to the frame of the trampoline, Ferb was operating a remote, and Phineas was up in the loft-car of a cherry-picker truck, waving some small machine around. As soon as mom got home, they were so busted!
I hope you liked this chapter! The next one will be a continuation of this day. Review please!
